PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom challenges President Trump to adopt model executive order to help ‘Make America Rake Again’ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Wildfires and watersheds July 2, 2025What you need to know: California has invested billions of dollars to fight fires and treated millions of acres to...
USBR: Reclamation further increases Central Valley Project water supply allocations for 2025; Central Valley Project contractors respond water year Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions March 27, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: In support of ongoing efforts to provide maximum water supplies in California, the Bureau of...
SJV WATER: Army Corps grilled about January water dump; meanwhile storm releases fill Tulare County waterways SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even as Kaweah and Success lakes returned to normal operations, with some releases sent into...
Governor Newsom issues executive order to help California capture and store more water from upcoming severe storms; Conservation groups respond Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of a multi-day, significant atmospheric river in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California leaders condemn Trump executive order tying water policy to wildfire relief Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds January 28, 2025Trump claims his order will send more water to firefighters in Southern California. Except the Central Valley Project only delivers...
CAL MATTERS: Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations January 27, 2025Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Streamlines Sites Reservoir Project Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation November 6, 2023Press release from the Office of the Governor: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Prepare for the Next Wet Season Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation August 4, 2023From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of another possible wet season with record rain and snowfall, Governor Gavin...
DWR NEWS: DWR Captures and Stores Water from Record-Breaking Snowpack Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations July 19, 2023From DWR News: 2023 has demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme to another — as severe drought...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Newsom touts plan to cut red tape and speed up green infrastructure projects Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation May 19, 2023The governor said the most aggressive reforms to the development process to take place in the last 50 years will...
SJV WATER: Kern River headed to intertie Saturday after brief delay SJV Water Water project operations May 18, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River water is expected to go into the intertie, which connects the river to...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California wrings out months of rain to ease drought restrictions Courthouse News Service Current Conditions March 24, 2023The Golden State wants to keep conservation in focus even while relaxing some safeguards on water usage. By Sam Ribakoff,...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Eases Drought Restrictions Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation March 24, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Climate change has made California’s dry and wet spells more extreme and unpredictable –...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Use Floodwater to Recharge and Store Groundwater Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Groundwater News March 10, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enable local water agencies and other...
THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Groundwater News February 13, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies...
